Keto diet recipes - Lasagna Stuffed Peppers

Lasagna Stuffed Peppers

Prep Time: 15 minutes; Cooking Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes; Yield: 6 peppers;

Ingredients:

• Large bell pepper, destemmed, cored – 6
• Ground beef, pastured – 1 1/2 pound
• Minced garlic – 2 tablespoons
• Sea salt – ¾ teaspoon
• Ground black pepper – ½ teaspoon
• Marinara sauce, organic – 2 cups
• Italian seasoning – 1 tablespoon
• Ricotta cheese, full-fat – 1 cup
• Mozzarella cheese, full-fat, shredded – 1 cup

 

Directions:

• Prepare the meat sauce and for this, place a skillet pan over medium-high heat, grease with oil, 
• Prepare the meat sauce and for this, place a skillet pan over medium-high heat, grease with oil,

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  then add garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
• Then add beef, stir well, cook for 10 minutes until nicely browned, season with salt, black pepper and marinara sauce, stir well and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set an oven to 375 degrees F and let preheat.
• When meat sauce is cooked, remove the pan from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• In the meantime, prepare the peppers and for this, cut off the tops, then scoop the inside seeds and ribs and slice slightly from the bottoms, without making any holes, so that peppers can stand upright.
• Assemble the peppers and for this, spoon 2 tablespoons of prepared meat sauce in the bottom of peppers, then evenly top with ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese, and add two more layers in the same manner with mozzarella cheese on the top.
• Take a baking sheet, line it with aluminum foil, place the stuffed peppers on it and then tent with aluminum foil.
• Place the baking sheet into the oven, bake for 30 minutes, then remove the aluminum foil and continue baking for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and slightly browned.
• Cool the stuffed pepper at room temperature, then wrap each pepper with aluminum foil and store in the freezer for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• When ready to serve, reheat the peppers into the oven at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes or until hot.

 Nutritional Info:

Calories: 412; Fat: 27 g; Protein: 30 g; Net Carbs: 8 g; Fiber: 2 g;